that's how close it came to us. thankfully, it passed north of us and stayed farther out to sea. we have been getting wind from it. we got flurries and light rain. now, this is the picture that tells the story of the weather this afternoon. i stepped outside and took this picture. this is a flag flapping in a very stiff wind now. we are beginning to clear out getting increasing sunshine. the winds have been gusting 20 to 25 miles per hour. send your pictures to weather@nbcwashington.com. here is the view, live picture from nbc 4 hd camera. there's the washington monument bathed in sunshine. 49 at reagan national. look at the dew point. dry, down to 17. the wind is steady at 15. occasionally gusts around 25 miles an hour. fredericksburg at 55. right around washington, generally in the upper 40s, still cold out of the mountains. they were in the low 20s this morning. climbing to mid to upper 30s there. the eastern shore and new england, it's where the wind has been strong as the storm system pulled away over the last 12 hours. we had a little wintry precipitation tonight. it's clea